[CS Bureau] RE: Speaker Background Notes and Recommendation of Ms. Ebadi

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Dear Antoine, Renate

I am going tom meet Mrs. Ebadi tommorow to give her some details of WSIS 
process and background, which she needed to be able to have adequate 
information on the subject.She also requested me to find out that the 
coverage of the costs of her presence & how it will be covered? as she told 
me that FIDH had accepted to cover the translator costs, but her 
participation costs should be covered by UN. Can I have some information in 
this regard, to be able to brief her. She also seems that has not recieved 
the formal invitation by ITU.

Regards

Amir


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Subject: [CS Bureau] RE: Speaker Background Notes and Recommendation of Ms. 
Ebadi


Dear Civil Society Selection Committee,

I hereby inform you that Secretary-General of ITU Mr. Utsumi decided to 
nominate Ms. Shirin Ebadi as the opening speaker on hehalf of Civil Society. 
Ms. Renate Bloem, who had been nominated as the opening speaker in the 
initial list, was invited to speak in the General debate. At the same time, 
we were informed that Mr. Roberto Bissio was not available for the Tunis 
Summit.

The second list of Plenary speakers from Civil Society will be announced by 
the end of next week.

With my best regards

Toru Nakaya
In charge of the official program coordination
WSIS Executive Secretariat

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Dear Mr. Nakaya,

Please find attached a cover letter to Mr. Utsumi as well as 3
attachments related to the letter:

1. Background information on recommended speakers from civil society
2. Letter from Human Rights Caucus recommending Ms. Shirin Ebadi
dated 12 October 2005
3. List of endorsing entities to Ms. Ebadi’s recommendation (as of 16
October 2005)

Please transmit this to Mr. Utsumi.

Rik Panganiban
on behalf of the selection committee
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